Volleyball Preview: Greenhill Hornets vs. Ursuline Academy Bears
After both having extra time off, the Greenhill Hornets and the Ursuline Academy Bears will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenhill is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Greenhill is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since August 20th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Prince of Peace. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hornets have suffered against the Eagles since August 27, 2019.
While Greenhill was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Prince of Peace's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on September 5th. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
Ursuline Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15.
Ursuline Academy can attribute much of their success to Elena Montenegro, who had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Montenegro now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played.
Greenhill's loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1. As for Ursuline Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Greenhill came up short against Ursuline Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Greenhill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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